Kris, thanks for the reminder about checking ram.
I used Rember to perform the check, switching the three sticks around
each time to allow for system memory (123, 231, 312) but all passed.
I also tried starting with just one of each stick and still get shutdown
when sleep requested.
I then tried AHT for G4s and that found no problems.
Sometimes a restart works, sometimes it gives shutdown.
By the way, these shutdowns, when they occur, are instant, no disk work,
no question whether to close a file, just instant shutdown and silence.
I think it unlikely to be hdd problems as it occurs with tiger on two
different hdds.
I've tried two pram batteries and the date & time are being reserved
over several days.
I've also tried starting without pram battery and, apart from being told
the date is wrong, the sleeps still shutdown.
I'll do a complete system re-install (the two systems are identical, one
being a clone of the main hdd) - this is about the last resort.
Regards
Ged
On 2017/02/14 18:15, Kris Tilford wrote:
On Feb 14, 2017, at 3:55 AM, Gerald <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
This morning I have managed to reset the pram - and it has just shut
down again as I write!
Instant shutdowns are often caused by bad RAM. You should probably
troubleshoot the RAM.
I’d open it up, remove all the RAM, visually inspect the gold trace
leads, and reinstall.
A PPC Ubuntu boot CD has MemTest in the initial boot menu, or find a
similar Mac boot CD with a RAM test.
Other things you can do is start with a single stick of RAM, use the
computer, if the problem disappears, then add another stick, until you
either determine which stick is bad, or find the problem is either
not related to RAM, or was the bad seating of the RAM within the slot.
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